Madrona Marsh Collection

The Madrona Marsh Collection (1923, 1949, 1969-2017, undated; bulk 1980-2003) contains proposals, reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, memorandums, press releases, guides, financial statements, photographs, clippings, and other material related to the Madrona Marsh Preserve located in Torrance, CA. A majority of the material relates to the history and founding of Madrona Marsh including some of the conflicts that arose when the preservation of the marsh was threatened due to possible real estate developments; as well as material related to the wildlife in the preserve such as birds, insects, mammals, plants, trees, and flowers; construction of the Madrona Marsh Nature Center; and material generated from the Friends of the Madrona Marsh such as newsletters, memorandums, press releases, and documents related to the Save Madrona Marsh campaign. This collection is arranged into ten series: Series I: Organizational Records contains proposals, studies, grant deeds, and reports related to the development of Madrona Marsh including Park Del Amo development agreements, and plans for the Madrona Marsh Nature Center; Series II: City of Torrance is divided into two subseries, Sub-Series A: Correspondence, Memorandums, Inter-Office Communication contains communications related to the Park Del Amo project, budgets, clean-up, and other topics, Sub-Series B: Meeting Agendas and Minutes; Reports contains council meeting minutes and agendas; budget summaries; resolutions; and documents related to the Parks and Recreation Department; Series III: Financial Records contains purchase orders, bank statements, receipts, invoices, financial statements, and tax documents; Series IV: Friends of Madrona Marsh contains meeting minutes, newsletters, memorandums, event program and flyers, press releases, financial statements, and other documents related to the Friends of Madrona Marsh; Series V: Programming, Events, and Education contains flyers, programs, reports, and guides related to programming, events, and education within or affiliated with the Madrona Marsh preserve; Series VI: Wildlife contains material related to wildlife that can be found within Madrona Marsh; Series VII: Clippings- Madrona Marsh contains clippings and articles regarding Madrona Marsh; Series VIII: Photographs, Slides, and Negatives contains images mostly of Madrona Marsh, as well as images taken on field trips; Series IX: Ephemera, Maps, and Promotional Material contains brochures, certificates, maps, blueprints, plaques, exhibit labels, and notes regarding Madrona Marsh and members of the Friends of Madrona Marsh; Series X: Reference Material is comprised of two subseries: Sub-Series A: Subject File contains clippings, articles, flyers, newsletters, and other material regarding cities, organizations, wetlands, parks, animals, plants, wildlife, and other related topics; and Sub-Series B: Reports contains reports regarding the Compton Creek, Los Angeles county beaches, a guide for nature writers, and others.